Nobody's home.

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Paulys

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Hey,
How to understand "Nobody's home"

Nobody is home
or
Nobody has home

and
Change one's mind

Change one is mind
or
Change one has mind

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'Nobody's home' = 'Nobody is at home' or 'Nobody is in' or 'The house is empty.'

'Change one's mind' = 'Alter one's opinion' or 'Come to a different decision.'

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'Nobody's home' = 'Nobody is at home' or 'Nobody is in' or 'The house is empty.'

'Change one's mind' = 'Alter one's opinion' or 'Come to a different decision.'

Rover

I understood them meaning, but I want to know how it should be without abbreviations :)
Please tell me that :)
 

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Right - I see what you mean.

'Nobody's home' = 'Nobody is home' - the apostrophe represents the missing letter.

'Change one's mind' - the apostrophe is possessive - not an abbreviation, so it cannot be removed.

Compare: 'change your mind' / 'change my mind'.

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Right - I see what you mean.

'Nobody's home' = 'Nobody is home' - the apostrophe represents the missing letter.

'Change one's mind' - the apostrophe is possessive - not an abbreviation, so it cannot be removed.

Compare: 'change your mind' / 'change my mind'.

Rover

Thank you sir for help :)
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It's possible, but not common, that you could refer to an empty house as "nobody's home," referring to possession.
 
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